“For poor taste in husbands, her judgment rivaled Anne Boleyn's.” — Meredith Duran Boleyn Copy Share Image
“I've heard that sarcasm is no substitute for cleverness” — Meredith Duran Cleverness Copy Share Image
“... only dogs and cowards licked the boot that kicked them.” — Meredith Duran Animal Copy Share Image
“Words are not the only way we communicate, you and I. They never were.” — Meredith Duran Communicate Copy Share Image
“She did not feel anything so boring as beautiful. She felt fierce.” — Meredith Duran Beautiful Copy Share Image
“Perhaps he was never himself but with her. Or rather, with her, he was more than himself” — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“What modern art required was an imagination drawn to possibilities, rather than braced by smug presumptions.” — Meredith Duran Art Copy Share Image
“You came for me,” she whispered. His hand wound through her hair, cradling her. “I will always come for you,” he said.” — Meredith Duran Love Copy Share Image
“He sneers so regularly that I suspect he shaves his mustache only to spare his nose the whisker burn.” — Meredith Duran Mustache Copy Share Image
“Your wit is an education for me, Miss Boyce. I’d not realized that cleverness could coincide with such feminine graces.” — Meredith Duran Cleverness Copy Share Image
“the kiss he gave her when he pulled her head down was slow and deep, a leisurely address that reached into her… — Meredith Duran Gaze Copy Share Image
“Manners, you see, come down to a single principle: talk of nothing that might actually prove interesting.” — Meredith Duran Humour Copy Share Image
“He smiled. "How kind of you to confirm what I already know. Perhaps next you will introduce me to myself. I hear… — Meredith Duran Confirm Copy Share Image
“Best awake and face your death like a man." "Like a man?” The lazy voice came from her right. She whirled, fingers… — Meredith Duran Death Copy Share Image
“[H]er attention squarely on the master of the house, whose displeasure with her looked mild but definite. Oh, but wasn’t it terrible… — Meredith Duran Beyond belief Copy Share Image
“Now, when he sat at the piano, he did not play music for the company the notes provided him. He played the… — Meredith Duran Business Copy Share Image
“It is not proper, you being closeted up here with him --" "Delphinia, don't be absurd. I am so firmly on the… — Meredith Duran Closeted Copy Share Image
“And really, was there anything so demoralizing as meeting a former lover? Never did a woman have more cause to doubt her… — Meredith Duran Demoralizing Copy Share Image
“She had found the Tears of Idihet. As she stared, they began to blur. Distantly she marveled at this: the wisdom of… — Meredith Duran Heart Copy Share Image
“Speak plainly, sir.' '*Sir*? I say, Lyd. Are you always so formal with men you've made love with?' The whip of her… — Meredith Duran Bird Copy Share Image
“With so many willing, complex women in the world, he had little respect for men who fixated on girlishness. Innocence was, by… — Meredith Duran Innocence Copy Share Image
“Men made games of religion, did they not? They made God into a reason for warfare. Who was to say that He… — Meredith Duran Religion Copy Share Image
“He could not admire her destructive loyalty to her brother. But it was born of the steel at her core. As a… — Meredith Duran Admire Copy Share Image
“He might have taken her inscrutability to mean there was no depth to her, but even their short acquaintance proved otherwise. Conversely,… — Meredith Duran Lower class Copy Share Image
“I am as much a villain in my nature as a common thief on the high road,” he said. “Did you not… — Meredith Duran Crime Copy Share Image
“She wished he could make her somehow indelibly his; that they were still children so they could cut their fingers and mingle… — Meredith Duran Children Copy Share Image
“The flesh was weak, but it was not dumb. It had its own animal intelligence. In her husband's bed her body had… — Meredith Duran Animal intelligence Copy Share Image
“She had wanted wings, and now she was drifting, held together only by the pulsing perimeters of her skin. Even the floor… — Meredith Duran Wings Copy Share Image
“Here was life in all its sweetness, surprising her when she least expected it, twisting forethought into revelation, reminding her that plans… — Meredith Duran Life Copy Share Image
“we simply can't drop everything and run away, can we?' A warm wind kicked up, ruffling through his thick, dark hair. Very… — Meredith Duran Dark hair Copy Share Image
“She handed it to him. His hand closed over hers. He drew her wrist to his mouth and pressed his lips against… — Meredith Duran Gaze Copy Share Image
“Your loyalty is not to me. Well do I know it, Nora ... You alone,' he whispered, 'among every creature in my… — Meredith Duran Loyalty Copy Share Image
“But here there were houses full of *stuff*, fancy sheets woven with silk floss as soft as a baby's bum; fancy washstands… — Meredith Duran Fancy Copy Share Image
“And he wondered, suddenly, what sort of divide it created between them, that he knew pieces of her that she had never… — Meredith Duran Observation Copy Share Image
“And here is *your* test of courage, Lord Rivenham: did memories of me ever trouble your sleep, or did the painted ladies… — Meredith Duran Betrayal Copy Share Image
“Or perhaps, despite your brave words to my parents, you've forgotten what love and loyalty look like. They aren't sacraments, Jane, for… — Meredith Duran Family together Copy Share Image
“Rather stupid creatures, aren't they?' he said to draw her eyes back to this. 'No. I find them quite - admirable, in… — Meredith Duran Stupid Creatures Copy Share Image
![“[H]er attention squarely on the master of the house, whose displeasure with her looked mild but definite. Oh, but wasn’t it terrible when the underlings stepped out of line! Wasn’t it vexing beyond belief when the poor proved they weren’t deserving or much grateful, either!” quote by Meredith Duran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2e5/meredith-duran-2968_beyond-belief_h-er-attention-squarely-on-the-master-of_2674188.jpg)
![“Speak plainly, sir.' '*Sir*? I say, Lyd. Are you always so formal with men you've made love with?' The whip of her head caused the bird [on her hat] to saw wildly, like a famished woodpecker in range of a tree.” quote by Meredith Duran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3d6/meredith-duran-2968_quote_speak-plainly-sir-sir-i-say-lyd-are-you_184237.jpg)
